Psychology in Diabetes Care and Practice

by Val Wilson

Overview

This is an indispensable guide to diabetes care and practice, providing a thorough overview of the main issues that health professionals should keep in mind when treating someone with the condition, and how psychology plays a key role in diabetes self-management.

Based on the latest research evidence along with numerous patient perspectives, the book looks at a wide range of topics in diabetes health psychology, from mental health conditions to theories of behaviour change, with a focus on comorbidities. Chapters describe the emotional impact of a diabetes diagnosis; the psychosocial issues surrounding living with diabetes; theories of behaviour applied to diabetes self-management; the impact of diabetes and depression; diabetes and eating disorders; the psychological impact of diabetes complications, and potential stigma associated with having Type 2 diabetes, including the psychological impact of weight loss surgery.

Psychology in Diabetes Care and Practice enables the provision of support to reduce psychological distress and improve diabetes self-management. It helps patients to learn more about how best to manage their condition, as well as health professionals wanting to find appropriate ways to facilitate self-management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000536959
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/27/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
Sales rank:	974,013
File size:	527 KB

About the Author

Dr Val Wilson is an academic with a PhD in diabetes health education from the University of Kent, UK. As a specialist in the field, she has conducted various research studies about how people self-manage their diabetes over the past 25 years. She has also done more than ten years of voluntary work with the INPUT (Insulin Pump Therapy) national diabetes organisation. Dr Wilson has published widely in nursing and healthcare journals and has had Type 1 diabetes for 45 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

1. Diabetes, Diagnosis, and Emotional Impact

1. Impact of a Diabetes Diagnosis
2. How an Emotional Response is Formed
3. The Individual’s Perception of Their Diabetes
4. Diabetes Self-Management
5. Key Messages in This Chapter
2. Diabetes and Psychosocial Issues

1. Psychological Issues for People with Diabetes
2. Focussing on Changing Behaviour to Make a Difference
3. Key Messages in This Chapter
3. Theories of Behaviour Applied to Diabetes

1. Diabetes, the COM-B Model and the Behaviour Change Wheel
2. Diabetes and the Common Sense Model
3. Self-Regulation Theory and Perpetual Control Theory
4. Key Messages in This Chapter
4. Diabetes and Depression

1. Diabetes and Associated Mental Health
2. The Communication Process
3. Treatment and Management
4. Treating Depression to Improve Diabetes Control
5. Treating Depression to Prevent Diabetes
6. Key Messages in This Chapter
5. Diabetes and Eating Disorders

1. Prevalence, Diabetes, and Disordered Eating
2. Anorexia
3. Bulimia Nervosa
4. Calorie Restriction
5. Diabulimia
6. Disordered Eating and Diabetes
7. Key Messages in This Chapter
6. Diabetes and the Disease Process

1. Chronic Complications of Diabetes
2. Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Diseases
3. Diabetes Comorbidities
4. Preventing Comorbidities in Diabetes
5. Managing Comorbidities in Diabetes
6. Key Messages in This Chapter
7. Diabetes, Stigma, and Weight Loss Surgery

1. Victim Blaming
2. The Escalating Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes
3. Type 2 Diabetes Management
4. Type 2 Diabetes Reversal with Diet and Exercise
5. Type 2 Diabetes Reversal with Surgery
6. Weight Loss Surgery for Children with Type 2 Diabetes
7. The Psychological Impact of Weight Loss Surgery
8. Key Messages in This Chapter

Glossary

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Amy Hess Fischl, MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES(University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: This U.K. text covers the psychosocial aspects of diabetes care for practicing healthcare providers in that country.
Purpose: The purpose of the book is to increase the knowledge and understanding of U.K. healthcare providers regarding psychology within diabetes care. While there are a number of books that meet that need here in the U.S., there are few updated versions currently available in the U.K. Given the psychosocial needs of people with diabetes are not met as often as expected, this book can certainly address this unmet need.
Audience: The book is written for healthcare providers in practice with a focus on U.K. healthcare needs. Since there is a gap in resources on this topic in the U.K., it certainly could meet the basic needs of the intended audience. The author is an academic PhD in the U.K. who also has type 1 diabetes, which does give credible authority.
Features: Based on my review, this book is meant to be read like a book from cover to cover, moving through the seven "chapters," beginning with diabetes diagnosis and its emotional impact, then moving to the associated psychosocial issues of diabetes, and theories of behavior applied to diabetes. The next chapters delve into specific topics associated with diabetes: depression, eating disorders, the disease process, and stigma and weight loss surgeries. Key messages are included at the end of each chapter. The chapter on theories of behavior focuses on those used in the U.K. Here in the U.S., we have different names for the theories, but some of the concepts are similar. For example, the author writes about the COM-B model and Behavior Change Wheel, which is the Capability, Opportunity, and Behavior devised to define the minimum number of features needed to explain behavior change. This theory is based on the Stages of Change, which we use in the U.S. Interestingly, the author writes that the COM-B model has been criticized as being too simplistic and is no more effective than older models from the U.S. The book would have been more user-friendly if tables and figures were included, along with more real-world situations of discussing concepts with people with diabetes.
Assessment: While this book would not be useful in the U.S., it does seem to be a needed resource in the U.K.

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